Nozzle.



Patented July 29, I902. c. R. HARRIS.

N 0 Z Z L E. (Application filed Oct. 13, 1899. Renewed Nov. 25, 1901.

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IN VEN T OR WITN 5555' m: Nonms Perms co. wofmnuon wAsqm UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES R: nARRIs'or WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, AssieNoB To THE HARRIS SAFETY COMPA Y, on NEW YORK; N. Y.

NOZZLE.

srncrrrcarron forming part or Letters Patent No. 705,754, dated m 29, 1902.,

Application filed October 13,1899. Renewed November 25, 1901. $erial No. 83,620. (No model.)

.72) all whom it may concern Be it known that LCHARLESR. HARRIS, of Williamsport, in the county of Lycoming and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nozzles; and

I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in nozzles for fire-hose;.and it consists in the parts and combinations of parts, as will be more fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in longitudinal section of my improved nozzle; and Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are Views of the free end thereof, showing'the shape of the several streams that can be produced by the nozzle.

A represents the body of the nozzle, screwthreadedexternally at its lower end and near its upper end for the attachment, respectively, of the screw-coupling B and the sleeve 0. The coupling Bis designed for attachment to the hose and is provided internally with the integral skeleton frame a, carrying the valve stem 17. This valve-stem is secured to the frame a by screw-threads, spas to provide for a limited longitudinal adjustment of the stem, and the latter carries at its outer end the con ical valve 0, which latter is designed to more or less close the outlet. The nozzle-outlet is considerably smaller than the bore of the nozzle, and the bore is gradually reduced in size near the outlet end, so as to form a seat 0 for the valve. The valve 0 is preferably integral with the stem and is so located with relation to the outlet end of the nozzle that it maybe projected well into theoutlet end thereof and cause the water to spread, as shown in Fig. 3, and thus drench a larger surface than a solid stream would, or it may be brought into contact with its seat, and thusshut'off the Water from the outlet. The valve itself is not moved in order to produce the changes in the shape of the stream of water; but the nozzle zleso asto moveit' lengthwise with relation -to the valve.

In order to prevent leakage between the coupling B and the nozzle, I have provided the nozzle with a rearwardly-proj ectin g flange d, which overlaps the outer end of the coupling and carries apacking,which rests against the outer face of the coupling.

The nozzle is provided at a point adjacent to its outer edge with a series of forwardlyinclined outlets e, allleading to aperipheral groovef, formed in the outer face of the nozzle. Mounted on the screw-threadsg adjacent to the discharge end of the nozzle is the sleeve 0, which latter overhangs the peripheral groove f and partly or wholly closes it. The upper end of the nozzle terminates in an outwardly-projecting lip h, concave on its rear side,and the upper end of the sleeve 0 terminates in a lip 71, concave on its outer face. Hence it will be seen that by moving the sleeve until its lip h is in contact with the lip on the nozzle the spray will be shut 0E and. that by moving the sleeve rearwardly a continuous opening will be formed, through which water will be ejected in a continuous spray, which will operate to shield and pro tect the firemen handling the hose from the intense heat when fighting a fire at close quarters. This spray can be used for drenchmight be resorted to in the relative arrangement of parts herein shown and described without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. Hence I would have it understood that I do not wish to confine myself to the exact construction herein shown and described; but,

Having fully described my invention, What.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The combination with a coupling and an integral skeleton frame Within said coupling, of a nozzle threaded and entering said coupling and having a valve-seat near its outlet, a valve-stem secured to the integral frame in the coupling and a valve at the forward end of said stem and adapted to cooperate with said valve-seat.

2. The combination with a coupling, of a nozzle threaded for attachment thereto, a flange on the nozzle and overhanging the end of the coupling, packing disposed between said flange and the outer face of the coupling, and a valve secured to the coupling for controlling the outlet of water when the nozzle is adjusted relatively to the coupling.

3. The combination with a coupling, of a nozzle adj ustably attached thereto, said nozzle made in a single piece and having a valveseat therein near its central outlet and hav- CHAS. R. HARRIS.

Witnesses:

ROBERT F. ALLEN, G. WILHELM. 

